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Weekend officially formed in 2009 around the nucleus of long-time friends Shaun Durkan (vocalist / bassist / guitarist) and Kevin Johnson (guitarist), along with drummer Taylor Valentino. The trio recorded the album Sports throughout 2009 with long-time friend and producer/engineer Monte Vallier. The textured and challenging post-punk squall of Sports made the band an instant sensation, with great reviews coming from Pitchfork, NME, Vice and more.

Cities Aviv first garnered attention in 2011 with his debut release Digital Lows, in which he created a lush soundscape by casting an array of musical influences, along with the rich heritage of Memphis rap, into the alchemical cauldron and set it to boil. Digital Lows attempted to shine light into the murky depths of interconnected living in the material plane, and explore the detritus of a technological life, while also lyrically conveying the growing pains of the new self.

If you think the music that Minneapolis band Oaks makes is all about death, you'd be only half right. The husband-and-wife duo play music that's stripped down to the sparest, simplest parts possible. No doubt there's something a little ominous about the drone of their songs. But through the shadows there are flashes of light in Oaks' music, too — warm, bright moments that are anything but morbid. "A lot of it is celebratory to me," says Oaks' bassist, Jim Kolles.